"Chihiro's growth into a capable individual is a core factor to the movement of Spirited Away's plot," she shared. "During her adventure in the Spirit World, she matures from an easily-scared girl with a child-like personality to match her age to a hard-working, responsible, and brave young girl who has learned to put her fears aside for those she cares for.

"To protect her friends...Chihiro sheds her former personality and adapts to her environment to become a courageous, quick-witted and reliable girl," the pop star continued.

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If Chihiro's journey sounds familiar, that's because it very much parallels Grande's own topsy-turvy experience over the past year or so. After the May 20, 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, Grande recalled that everything "felt upside down" in her life. In recent interviews, she's also opened up about Sweetener marking a sort of transformation for herself both as an artist and as a young woman.

Just as Chihiro triumphs over her own trauma in Spirited Away, coming out the other side stronger, more mature and self-actualized, so did Grande overcome and wholly transform from the challenges she faced this year.

Even more poignant, the tattoo was created by Mira Mariah, the same artist who inked Grande's bee symbol tattoo to honor the victims of the Manchester attack.